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Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

Emerging Markets Equity

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NAVPS
(04-16-2026)
$10.87
Change
$0.12 (1.11%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 18, 2013): 3.96%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -11.21% -4.12% -8.98% -4.12% 3.32% 8.20% 5.20% 4.11% -1.17% 6.00% 2.99% 1.52% 3.85% 5.25%
Benchmark -8.17% -1.11% -1.01% -1.11% 16.14% 16.83% 14.13% 9.81% 5.74% 10.63% 6.89% 5.68% 7.15% 8.45%
Category Average -9.51% 3.14% 6.73% 3.14% 28.76% 19.20% 15.47% 10.19% 4.76% 11.19% 6.99% 5.20% 6.69% 7.84%
Category Rank 281 / 329 329 / 329 324 / 324 329 / 329 322 / 322 295 / 303 283 / 289 273 / 283 240 / 259 232 / 249 217 / 232 179 / 189 162 / 179 133 / 148
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.43% 4.65% 4.15% 1.21% 2.83% 2.55% 0.53% -5.54% -0.03% 1.54% 6.35% -11.21%
Benchmark -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03% -8.17%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.69% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 2.89% 31.69% -13.44% 14.00% 21.89% -2.93% -13.80% 1.25% 10.25% 9.71%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 3 2 3 1 4 4 4
Category Rank 90/ 145 35/ 175 155/ 188 134/ 229 94/ 249 140/ 253 66/ 272 263/ 287 258/ 300 316/ 320

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.69% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.80% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 91.61
Cash and Equivalents 6.26
Income Trust Units 2.13
US Equity 0.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 41.19
Consumer Services 10.63
Telecommunications 8.78
Real Estate 8.25
Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.26
Other 24.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 76.82
Latin America 9.12
North America 6.26
Europe 5.73
Africa and Middle East 2.08

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.27
SK Hynix Inc 6.91
Cash and Cash Equivalents 6.26
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 2.96
NAURA Technology Group Co Ltd Cl A 2.59
Cia de Saneamento Basico Estdo Sao Plo 2.44
Puregold Price Club Inc 2.24
AIA Group Ltd 2.18
Halyk Bank AO - GDR 2.16
Embassy Office Parks REIT - Units 2.13

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.24% 14.18% 14.36%
Beta 0.95% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.07% -0.07% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.82% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.17% -0.21% 0.30%
Sortino 0.31% -0.32% 0.33%
Treynor 0.02% -0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 98.92% - 74.10%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.79% 12.24% 14.18% 14.36%
Beta 1.03% 0.95% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.12% -0.07% -0.07% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.78% 0.82% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.13% 0.17% -0.21% 0.30%
Sortino 0.12% 0.31% -0.32% 0.33%
Treynor 0.02% 0.02% -0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 95.26% 98.92% - 74.10%

Fund Details

Start Date October 18, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $219

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00149

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, and the equity related securities of corporations located or operating in emerging markets. The Fund can also invest in securities of exchange-traded funds to gain an exposure to emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The management of this Fund is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a bottom-up investment strategy that is based on a rigorous analysis of cash flows, balance sheets, life cycle and sources of a corporation's future returns and in-depth knowledge of managerial teams.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Wellington Management Canada ULC

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 25

Fees

MER 2.59%
Management Fee 2.05%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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